Mark 14:58
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.”
ναός
Temple, sanctuary, shrine. Naos. Do you not know that you are God's temple? The most significant temple in the New Testament is the human body indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
οἰκοδομέω
I will build.
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οἰκοδομέω
To build, to construct, to edify. Build one another up. Every believer is both a building and a builder. You are being built up and you are building others.
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λέγω
is saying
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἡμέρα
days
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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καταλύω
will destroy
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καταλύω
To destroy, to dissolve. Jesus said He did not come to abolish the law but to fulfil it. He completed what it pointed to.
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χειροποίητος
made with hands
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χειροποίητος
manufactured, i.e. of human construction
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τρεῖς
three
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τρεῖς
"three"
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